Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-08-07
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The Evening Report says the reported
Reno boom il n. G..
The sage hen Law expires in thi.
county one week from TO day.
JnO. r. Hardman and Geo. Green.
Of Carlin. were in town last night.
Regular meeting Elko, Eucampment
No. 9. l. %. o. F. at their Hall to-
night.
Mondays Times-R Review contains an
extended review OF the various mining
enterprises Of hat District.
J. II. RAine and J. i. Jewell. Of Pat
isade, came up last evening. stopped
over night. aud returned by this morn
iHg's trniu.
Barrett's circus is billed for Miles
City. Montana. on the 10th instant
One Of the attractions Is ''Jo-Jo,". the
dog-faced man.
II there is a mnn tn Elko county who
does not read The INDEPENDENT lie
should sub>crib: for it at once. 1t will
pay you to do 30.
Reno Journal:-The little daughter Of
William Coz. OF Diamond Valley. had
her hand caught between the cogs OF n
water wheel and pinion aud it was
crushed to u jelly.
There are now six pataients in the
County Hospital. two new ones having
been admitted yesterday. Eiko county
now has the finest And best conducted
hospital in the State,
Have the doors OF NIL public build
in@s in this county been hung in com-
plinLce with the provisions of All Act of
the Legislature. approved March 8,
1887! II not, why not?
Attention i directed to the notice Of
"A desirable residence for sale. To any
one who desires To purchase II comforts.
bic aud convenient home in this pluce
this affords IL rare opportunity.
The Evening Report gives the Juven-
lie Circus. i~mproviSed by the kids OF
Virginia City, II bigger puff than i, lid
kob:nson's. The Report goes on the
principal Of pntroniziuS home talent.
A confidence man giving the name of
Brown. succeeded in victiIuizidg resi-
Of Winneinucca last week by
representing hat lie was respectfully
but short Of funds through
illness.
A large amount OF heavy mining mn
chimery Is b ius shipped by teams to
TnScIrora. Indications ARE that that
camp il nn thr eve of n tremendous
boom. such as it Las never experienced.
Let her boom.
County Surveyor. C. II. Riddle has
his appointment rs Deputy L.
). Mineral Surveyor aud is now author
lied to lay out and survey mineral lands
for those who desire to have the same
patented. See his ad.
DIR. Jessup and /. Ostreicher returned
last evening from n two weeks camping
trip 20 the ::orthern part of the county.
They report having had a time Of real
and return refreshed aud in.
Ji.ornted by their outings.
There is a complain: OF jlcks md
roaming the Own of nights. - Eu.
Ieka Sentinel.
We Gnve known n qunrtette Of jlcks
to cause more complaint i'll one night
than would a whole band of
The fact that no penalty attaches to
the Act to preserve Wild game. such as
deer, antelope, elk etc, approved March
,, 1857, renders the statute null aud
void. as the Act merely states that it
shall be unlawful TO catch, kill or des-
troy such animals aud does not even
designate n violation OF its provisions MS
a niSdrmrRnur.
Joseph W. DrereI. the New York
banker. has rendered the Grand Amy
III perpetuity the cottage ON Mount Nc.
Grcgor in which General Grant died.
The trustees shall consist OF the CON-
mhndcr iu.chief Of the Grand Army, the
President Of Mount Mct:regor railroad
aud such other person rs Mr. Drexel or
his successor may namc. e
Virginia Rcport:-rhe action OF the
Ohio Republican State Convention in
endorsing Shcrmnu's Presidential as
Pirntions places that gentleman in the
lead for the nomination. 1t is said in
his favor that he will call the Mug.
"unps back to the Republican fold.
While the Democrats cannot but he
thankful for the riddnncc, we do not
think u is suniceui to take the chill of
his personality. He is nm iceberg, war
to keep in the South.
An OId Hook.
We have n book entitled "Thc